Dean H. Langston is a television producer and director. For over 15 years in Austin,
Texas, he worked for public access television on episodes of Citizens Live!,
Cableworld, Singles Hotline, among others. Furthermore, he served as a member of the
Austin Cable Commission, which advised the Austin City Council on cable television
issues and public access use. He has also worked on films and television in Houston,
Texas, and Perth, Australia.

The Dean H. Langston Collection, 1977-1992, documents public access television
programming in Austin, Texas, as related to Langston’s producing and directing
career. Approximately 863 VHS and Betacam videotapes in ¾ inch and ½ inch formats
document the Austin music community, local political issues, social activities, and
local TV programming interests. These videotapes include episodes of such TV shows
as Citizens Live!, Cableworld, Singles Hotline, Live and Uncensored, Ask Livia Now!,
Sports Hotline, Citizens Live in the Fifth Millennium, Candidate Forum, and The
Modern Hispanic American. Legal briefs and testimonies, reports and studies,
correspondence, publications, and printed material comprise the legal case papers of
Austin Association of Cable Producers (AACP) vs. Austin CableVision. The case
material describes the relationship between the two organizations, public access use
by the citizens of Austin and San Antonio, and the conclusions of the City of Austin
and the Intervenors, who worked with both sides of the case.

Access Restrictions

Dean H. Langston retains copyright, and written permission must be obtained from him
prior to copying material. Also, some videotape formats require an appointment for
use; please contact repository for more information.

Use Restrictions

A portion of this collection is stored remotely. Advance notice required for
retrieval. Contact repository for retrieval.